James N. White was stationed at Carigara, Leyte, Philippine Islands according to the 1900 U.S. federal census. He was a cook in the Company F, 43rd Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. His residence in the United States was 79 Greene Street, Woburn, Massachusetts. He was born in March 1873 in Nova Scotia. (T623-1841, ED 196, p. 8a, Carigara, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces)
On 28 Sep 1902 James Nelson married Christina Stewart, daughter of Donald Malcolm Stewart & Christie Stewart, in Woburn, Massachusetts. Born on 29 Aug 1879 in Belle River, Lot 62, Prince Edward Island. Christina died in Woburn, Massachusetts, on 25 Mar 1970; she was 90.